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mtetezi.

defender (someone who defends)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. defender (someone who defends)

    class-i

  2. defender

    class-i

  3. advocate (one who fights on behalf of someone else)

    class-i
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Swahili m- Swahili -tetea Proto-Bantu *-ì Swahili -zi Swahili mtetezi From m- + -tetea (“to defend”) + -zi.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.